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1. Spook from Planet 21 (spook@pleroma.m68k.church)'s status on Thursday, 03-Aug-2023 05:48:24 JST Spook from Planet 21

   Looking for serious advice: how to be less online?

   My job is 100% remote and online, so that’s already 8 hours per day.

   My boyfriend lives in another city, so most of the time we communicate via the internet too.

   Almost all my hobbies involve using a computer, often looking up documentation and datasheets, which sneakily invites a lot of random distractions. Because of that, I feel overwhelmed and my attention span is taking a hit after hit.

   Do you have any tips? I thought about making offline copies of stuff I use the most (like docs) and spend more time outside with a laptop/tablet. Anything else?

   I feel like a few more years living like I am now, and I end up like Chuck McGill, ripping out cables from the walls.

   • Heavens Feel (heavens_feel@bae.st)'s status on Thursday, 03-Aug-2023 05:48:22 JST Heavens Feel

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     • PC-9801 Enjoyer
     @Pawlicker @spook I have fun using old lenses with adapters on a sony camera body. I like the operation and aesthetic of vintage lenses and it helps bring an analog quality over to digital photography.
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   • PC-9801 Enjoyer (pawlicker@bae.st)'s status on Thursday, 03-Aug-2023 05:48:23 JST PC-9801 Enjoyer

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     @spook try photography or something and use it as an excuse to go outside IMO. that way you can combine your hobbies of collecting weird stuff with going outside to use it.
   • Heavens Feel (heavens_feel@bae.st)'s status on Thursday, 03-Aug-2023 09:07:26 JST Heavens Feel

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     • PC-9801 Enjoyer
     @Pawlicker @spook One cool thing that the alphas can do is digitally zoom up to 2X through a prime lens without distortion. Thus, if you have a 25mm prime lens on it, it can work as a 25-50mm zoom for the purposes of shooting.
   • PC-9801 Enjoyer (pawlicker@bae.st)'s status on Thursday, 03-Aug-2023 09:07:27 JST PC-9801 Enjoyer

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     • Heavens Feel
     @heavens_feel @spook I don't have any Sony Alphas yet but I probably will get one for obvious reasons.
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